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Summary

Completely updated, the sixth edition provides engineers with an in-depth look at the key concepts in the field. It incorporates new discussions on emerging areas of heat transfer, discussing technologies that are related to nanotechnology, biomedical engineering and alternative energy. The example problems are also updated to better show how to apply the material. And as engineers follow the rigorous and systematic problem-solving methodology, they'll gain an appreciation for the richness and beauty of the discipline.

Table of Contents

Symbols

Introduction

What and How?

Physical Origins and Rate Equations

Relationship to Thermodynamics

Units and Dimensions

Analysis of Heat Transfer Problems: Methodology

Relevance of Heat Transfer

Summary

Introduction to Conduction

The Conduction Rate Equation

The Thermal Properties of Matter

The Heat Diffusion Equation

Boundary and Initial Conditions

Summary

One-Dimensional, Steady-State Conduction

The Plane Wall

An Alternative Conduction Analysis

Radial Systems

Summary of One-Dimensional Conduction Results

Conduction with Thermal Energy Generation

Heat Transfer from Extended Surfaces

The Bioheat Equation

Thermoelectric Power Generation

Micro- and Nanoscale Conduction

Summary

Two-Dimensional, Steady-State Conduction

Alternative Approaches

The Method of Separation of Variables

The Conduction Shape Factor and the Dimensionless Conduction Heat Rate